The Official “Regular Posters of the Basketball Forum” Thread

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Yes. ZZ will play limited minutes. Santi is back. CRB also said that the original plan was to redshirt Phillips, but that has changed as he has shown that he will be able to do things to help this team.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Britney Griner, Diana Taurasi, and the USA Women’s team is schooling the Lady Vols tonight.

 

[berryvol]

Oh, my bad...I knew it was one of those two.

Still, I've seen Bama consistently picked as a top-4 team in the SEC, and I think that would be a great accomplishment if they finished top-4. I just don't see it with them.

Everyone keeps hyping up Grant Nelson. Knecht is who all the pundits think Nelson is, imo.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

 

[YankeeVol]

Britney Griner, Diana Taurasi, and the USA Women’s team is schooling the Lady Vols tonight.

 

[berryvol]

Obviously glad to see ZZ back for the opener, but I’m most interested to see how Barnes manages his minutes in the big games in Maui. I’m sure he’s not gonna be playing 100% minutes by then and I’m sure we don’t want him playing 20+ minutes a game for 3 games over 3-4 days.

 

[cardvolfan]

Excited to see ZZ, but really curious to see how well Santi and Knecht complement each other’s play.

 

[omghulkhands]

Do ACL’s really heal that fast now?

 

[YankeeVol]

Do ACL’s really heal that fast now?

Do you not remember AP? He has his best year coming off surgery. Got hurt in December 2011 and played all 16 games in 2012.

 

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[Vol49er]

Is there a way with YouTubeTV to record the games that are only on SEC Network+?

 

[cncchris33]

So. Freaking. Pumped.

 

[cncchris33]

Is there a way with YouTubeTV to record the games that are only on SEC Network+?

Just set it to record all Tennessee basketball games.

 

[Vol49er]

Just set it to record all Tennessee basketball games.

But that will work for the games you have to access through the ESPN website (the SEC Network+ games) and not directly through YoutubeTV?

 

[cncchris33]

But that will work for the games you have to access through the ESPN website (the SEC Network+ games) and not directly through YoutubeTV?

Sorry, no, it will not record via the ESPN app. I didn't realize that was what you meant. No way to record those, but they are usually available on demand.

 

[berryvol]

 

[berryvol]

Vols in the top 3 of best teams at home, per Erik Haslam’s metrics system.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Obviously glad to see ZZ back for the opener, but I’m most interested to see how Barnes manages his minutes in the big games in Maui. I’m sure he’s not gonna be playing 100% minutes by then and I’m sure we don’t want him playing 20+ minutes a game for 3 games over 3-4 days.

I would think tonight should be a solid indicator…if he plays ~5 minutes then obviously it’s a long, slow climb. If he’s around 15-20 minutes tonight I would think that’s a good sign of him getting going quickly.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Do ACL’s really heal that fast now?

So many folks thought it was crazy to think he could be back before conference play, nevermind start of the year. No telling how he looks, but given recent examples of other athletes I thought it was always realistic to get back around the season opener. And to his credit, and as anyone that knows him would expect, he’s gone absolutely above and beyond the normal therapy things he could do to help himself.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Excited to see ZZ, but really curious to see how well Santi and Knecht complement each other’s play.

Same here, hoping that Knecht plays with the same aggression we’ve seen…he needs to lead the team in FGA based on what we’ve seen so far imo.

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

But that will work for the games you have to access through the ESPN website (the SEC Network+ games) and not directly through YoutubeTV?

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[TheMookieMonster]

We’ve made it y’all. It’s GAME DAY! We have slogged through the doldrums of life to get back to another year of Big Orange Basketball and TONIGHT is the night we start our path to the Final Four. Let’s gooooooo!

 

[walkenvol]

We’ve made it y’all. It’s GAME DAY! We have slogged through the doldrums of life to get back to another year of Big Orange Basketball and TONIGHT is the night we start our path to the Final Four. Let’s gooooooo!

 

[Stoked]

So math folks thought it was crazy to think he could be back before conference play, nevermind start of the year. No telling how he looks, but given recent examples of other athletes I thought it was always realistic to get back around the season opener. And to his credit, and as anyone that knows him would expect, he’s gone absolutely above and beyond the normal therapy things he could do to help himself.

I feel like torn ACL's in basketball are far less common than they are in football, but the recovery time is remarkable. Guys like Breece Hall and Javonte Williams both tore their ACL last year in October and were back practicing in July/August and then playing at the start of the season. Both of those guys took at least a month to ease into getting carries and playing time. I'm sure it's a lot different in basketball because you're not getting tackled by 300+ lb men and probably doing far less cutting on your recovering knee.

I was one of the people that was thinking ZZ would be back by conference play. I was going by the NFL time-table of about 9-12 months though. It's insane that he's ready in 7-8ish months!